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P. H. ADAMS, Jr. & O. T. X. ADAMS. APPARATUS POR USE IN DEGOMPOSING METALLIC sALTs AND DESULPHURIZING GRES. f

No. 399,120. Zllate121139d. Mar. 5, 1889.

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P. H. ADAMS, Jr. AA 01T. X. ADAMS. APPARATUS POR USE IN DBCOMPO'SING METALLC SALTS AND DESULPHURZING GRES.

No. 399,120. Patented Mar. 5, 1889a N. PiTERS. Pnnwmmgnvhr, Washington D. Cv

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PHINEAS Il. ADAMS,'JR., AND ORSEMAS T. X. ADAMS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSAIGNORS TO HELINDA PECK, OF SAME PLACE.

APPARATUS FOR USE lN DECOMPOSING METALLIC SALTS AND DESULPHURlZlNG GRES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 399,120, dated March 5, 1889.

Application filed January S, 1889. Serial No. 295.366. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom may concern: be more fully described, as they will he suffi- Be it known that we, PHINEAS Il. ADAMS, eiently understood from an inspection of the .I r., and OnsEMAs T. X. ADAMS, citizens of the drawings. United States, residing at Chicago, Illinois, The actuating-shaft A, which serves to ro.- 55 5 lhave invented certain new and useful In1- tate the receiving-vessel, is preferably proprovements in Apparat-us for Use in Decomvided with a flexible joint or coupling, B, to enposing Metallic Salts and Desulphurizing able its upper portion to have a sufficient Ores, of which the following is a specification. lateral play to accommodate it to the vibra- The object of our invention is to improve tions of the receiving-vessel when rotated at 6o 1o an apparatus for mechanically decomposing a high rate of speed. To assist in maintainehemical compounds, metallic salts, and deing it in its position and restore it to its Ver sulphurizing ores or their resulting material, I tical position as .it vibrates from one side to when the substances treated are in a molten another, a laterally-yieldable journal, C, may condition, by the action of centrifugal force; be provided, as shown in Fig. l. The actuat- 6 5 15 and our invention has more particular refering-shaft below the iiexible joint is arranged ence to the ruiming-gear employed in such in a rigid journal, D, to hold it in its proper apparatus. position. Farther down on the shaft another In t-he'drawings, Figure l is a Avertical secjournal, E, is provided for the same purpose, tion of the apparatus, showing the runningand the lower portion of the actuating-shaft is 7o zo gear in elevation. Fig. 2 is a plan view of provided with a disk, F,f1xed to rotate with it. the running-gear of the apparatus. Fig. 3 is Immediately under the disk F vertical wheels a detail of one of the upper adjustable jour- G are arranged and supported in suitable nais Afor the counter or power shafts; and Fig. brackets or bearings, so that the diskF will rest -l is a detail of the box or journal for the actuupon theirupperperipheries and cause theinto 75 ating-shaft immediately below the flexible rotateastheactuating-shaftisrotated. In this joint, somewhat modified. way the friction caused by the rotation of the In making our improved apparatus for deactuating-shaft in the bearing which sustains composingchemicalcompounds,metallicsalts, its weight with its superimposed load is reor salts of metal, and desulplnirizing ores, we duced. In order to still further reduce this 8o 3o make a receiving-vessel, V, constructed and friction, we prefer to extend the actuatingadapted to receive the substance to he treated shaft somewhat below the vertical wheels G when in a molten condition. This receivingand provide it with another disk, ll', which is vessel is mounted and rests upon an actuatpreferably made vertically movable on the ing-shaft, lo which ii.- is xed or keyed in such aetuatingshai't while rot-ating with it. This 8 a way that by the rotation of the shaft the disk H is intended to rest upon vert-iealwheels receiving-vessel will berevolved. The receiw I and cause them to rotate in the same maning-vesscl may he made in such way as will sener that the wheels G are rotated. Above the eure the required strength and reduce the condisk H we prefer to arrange a collar or shoul ductionot'heat from thei nt-eriortothe exterior. der, lz, fixed to the shaft, and to interpose be- 9o 4o It maybe surrouinled by a curbing and have tween the disk H and the collar or shoulder h a removable bottom io facilitate the removal a coiled spring, as shown 'in l, of such of the material which is not thrown off at. tension as will support about half the weight the top by the action ot' centrifugal force, of the actuating-shaft and its superimposed and in other respects it may be made as will load. In this way the weight will be divided 95 45 he calculated to subserve the end in view between the wheels G and I, each receiving and permit ol its being rotated at a high rate about one-hall", and they rotate with the ot' speed for the separation of particles of rotation ofthe shaft extreme orinjurious friedillerent degrees ot' donsi ty in the matter tion will be avoided. treated. Many of these parts and the details In order to rotatethe actuating-shaft with ioo 5o of their construction, as they do not form the its superimposed load, a power-shaft, J, ro-

subjeet-matter of our present claims, need not tated by the power of the works, is employed having a pulley or belt-surface which is connected to a pulley or belt-surface on the actuating-shaft; but as the lateral strain caused by the pulling of this belt on the actuatingshaft is very great and will draw it to one sid e toward the power-shaft, and thus cause eX- treme and lateral friction between the actuating-shaft and its journals, we prefer to employ a counter-shaft, K, located on the opposite side of the actuating-shaft from the powershaft. This counter-shaft is provided with pulleys or belt-surfaces and connected by belts or bands to the belt-surface on the actuating-shaft, so as to exert a counter strain or pulling to that caused by the belt on the power-shaft. In the drawings we have shown but one counter-shaft; but of course more than one may be employed, if desired. Ie have arranged bot-h the power-shaft and the counter-shaft in lateral adjustable journals L, to enable them to be moved toward or away from the actuating-shaft, so that their position can at any time be adjusted to regulate the tension of the belts connecting them to the actuating-shaft. The frame-work in which they are arranged may be provided'with ways, grooves, or slots to permit the lateral adjustment of the journals; but as Aways and slots are a simple matter and readily understood from an inspection of the drawings they need not be minutely described. To adjust the lateral movable journals L and to maintain them in their proper position, as well as to secure the desired tension, we have arranged rings M around the actuating-shaft, as shown in Fig. l, and have provided these rings with eyebolts my, with nuts on their inner ends, permitting them to be adjusted in or out, and have carried cables N from these eyebolts to a position outside of the power and counter shafts and passed them through pulleys or sheaves connecting their ends to eyes in the upper ends of the journals L. By screwingthe nuts on the eyebolts m in or out the tension of these cables may be regulated-increased or diminished. The tension of the belts connecting the power and counter shafts with the actuating-shaft may thus be equalized,

so that their strain or pulling in a lateral direction will be at all times equal to each other.

This is done by the employment of means which exert a force or power upon both the power-shaft and the counter-shaft holding them apart against the strain of the belts connecting them with the actuating-shaft, and to effectuate this idea of exerting a power en l both of these shafts 'or the purpose of equall izing the tension of their belts andsecuring their vibration in unison we have described the particular means shown inv our drawings, although other means of exerting a' power on the power and counter shafts or their belts can be used, if desired. -We have merely described those means which we have preferred.

In Fig. 4 the journal shown as D in Fig. l is shown as somewhat modified. The hole through its'center is represented as unprovided with any packing or lining fitting around the actuating-shaft. By leaving the journal thus loose no lateral `friction Vbetween the actuating-shaft and its journal can occur unless the shaft be drawn sufficiently to one side to bear against the boxing, and t o prevent this we have provided for the use of oneor more counter-shafts, as above explained.

lhat we regard 'as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is y l. In an apparatus for decomposing metallic salts or salts of metals and desulph'nrizing ores when in a molten state, the combination of a revoluble receiving-vessel adapted to receive molten material to be treated, a revoluble actuating-shaft rotatingin a loose j ournal-box and rotating said vessel as it revolves, one or more counter-shafts with their belts drawing against the actuating-shaft in opposition to the power-shaft to counteract or counterbalance lateral strain and to maintain the actuating-shaft vertical in its loose journal, and vmeans for rotating the actuating-shaft, substantially as described.

2. In an apparatus for decomposing metallic salts or salts of metals and desulphurizing ores when in a molten state, the combination of a revoluble receiving-vessel adapted to receive molten material to be treated, a revoluble actuating-shaft rotating said vessel as it revolves, counter and power shafts adjustable toward and from the actuating-shaft to regulate and equalize the tension of their belts, and with the belt of the counter-shaft drawing against the actuating-shaft in opposition IOO to the power-shaft, means for effecting the adjustment of the counter and power shafts, consisting of a connection holding them apart against the strain of their belts, and means for rotating the actuating-shaft, substantiall)7 as described.

PHINEAS H. .ADI-XMS, JR. ORSEMAS T. X. ADAMS.

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'lHonAs A. BANNING, EPHRAIM BANNING. 

